Iron Patriot Dominates Marvel Snap Meta

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• The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
• Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
• Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
• Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Marvel SNAP's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a premium Season Pass card. This two-cost, three-power card adds a high-cost card to your hand upon reveal, potentially with a cost reduction. This aligns perfectly with card-generation strategies, echoing the success of Devil Dino decks. Here's a top-tier deck leveraging Iron Patriot's capabilities in the current meta.

Iron Patriot (2–3)

On Reveal: Add a random 4, 5, or 6-Cost card to your hand. If you’re winning this location after the next turn, give it -4 Cost.

Series: Season Pass

Season: Dark Avengers

Release: January 7, 2025

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

Iron Patriot excels in card-generation decks alongside Devil Dino and Victoria Hand. This core trio synergizes effectively with Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.

Frigga can be substituted with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.

Iron Patriot Deck Synergies

• Iron Patriot provides a discounted high-cost card, driving the deck's strategy.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
• Quinjet further reduces the cost of generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates a card, enhancing Victoria's effect and potentially doubling key abilities like Iron Patriot's.
• Mobius M. Mobius prevents cost manipulation by opponents.
• Devil Dino serves as the win condition, utilizing hand size for powerful buffs.

Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay

Maximize Iron Patriot's potential with these strategies:

1. Strategic Placement: Deploy Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early to secure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can also secure the lane, but risk overspending resources.
2. Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage your hand size. Use card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: Utilize duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions.

Countering Iron Patriot Strategies

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation and hand/board space. Iron Patriot players need energy and space to play effectively.

Effective counters include U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King. Junk archetype cards like Green Goblin and Hobgoblin also disrupt the strategy. Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition but won't revolutionize the meta. Competitive players will find him valuable, but he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. F2P players should prioritize Victoria Hand, as she enables similar strategies without relying on Iron Patriot.